FACES OF CEBU: Simone Gabrielle Balaba, 18, scholar

Vhenna Marie Mantilla 04/30/2023

CEBU City, Philippines— Dreams ignite passion, inspire, and drive us towards our goals as they are the foundation of our aspirations and the definition of our purpose. A dream is what motivated 18-year-old Simone Gabrielle Balaba of…

Proposed ‘Agriculture Scholar sa Sugbo Ordinance’ needs to be tweaked

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 09/08/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council’s Committee on Laws, Ordinances, and Styling has recommended several modifications to Councilor Pastor Alcover Jr.’s proposed “Agriculture Scholar sa Sugbo Ordinance.” In a report, the committee, chaired by Councilor…

CCPO to revisit security measures after killing of scholar in Bulacao

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 08/08/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) will revisit their security measures, especially the curfew for minors, following the gruesome killing of a 16-year-old scholar on Saturday evening, August 6, 2022, in Barangay Bulacao,…

Scholar, 16, robbed, killed in Cebu City on his father’s birthday

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 08/07/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — What could have been a happy day for the Estan family, who had just celebrated their father’s birthday at the house of their father’s twin sibling in Minglanilla town, turned into a day…

Teaching mathematics

Franco Cabral - @inquirerdotnet 11/21/2021

After four long years of being a scholar, I finally found earlier this year that my mission, aside from being a scientist for the nation, is to educate others. When I was first presented with the opportunity…

Aboitiz scholar is the new President & COO of Visayan Electric

PR 01/03/2020

Engr. Raul C. Lucero, an Aboitiz scholar who finished 8th place in the October 1990 Electrical Engineering board examinations, is the new president and chief operating officer of the Visayan Electric Company. A Professional Electrical Engineer and…

SWU PHINMA Announces SY 2019-2020 School of Medicine Scholars

PR 05/05/2019

In its continuing mission to help students become the best that they can be, Southwestern University PHINMA (SWU PHINMA) announces the third batch of freshmen recipients of the Chairman’s and the Presidential’s scholarships for the School of…

‘Eat Bulaga’ scholar plans to pay it forward

12/02/2018

“EAT Bulaga” scholar Jaydee Lucero, who topped the November 2018 Civil Engineering licensure examination, has dedicated his well-earned success to his late father. Lucero, who graduated magna cum laude from the University of the Philippines-Diliman, got the…

PSF, Gabay Guro recognize scholar graduates

PR 06/22/2018

Gabay Guro has always been about changing the lives of every Filipino. PLDT-Smart Foundation (PSF) and PLDT Manager Club’s (MCI) welcomed its new set of Gabay Guro scholar graduates through Simpleng Handog 2018. These sudents are education…

Church scholar steals from his church

Nestle L. Semilla, Rosalie Abatayo 08/14/2017

A church scholar allegedly burglarized the St. Joseph the Patriarch Parish Church in Mabolo last Sunday evening, carting away at least P400,000 in donations. The money was inside a steel box, whose key was kept by Roxanne…

Capitol scholar graduates cum laude

05/11/2017

The Paglaum scholarship program of the Cebu Provincial government has produced a cum laude graduate. Amelita Gatdula graduated cum laude at the Visayas State University in Baybay, Leyte with a bachelor’s degree in Agriculture major in Horticulture.…

Justice still evades murdered CTU scholar

Atty. Ruphil F. Bañoc 01/19/2017

Today is exactly two months since a beautiful young lady scholar of Cebu Technological University (CTU) Argao Campus was last seen alive by her classmates and friends. Genevieve Jabello, 21, was supposed to graduate with a degree…

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